Monthly Archives: December 2015

From the film Holiday In B&L Hell I’m dreaming of a grey Christmas Just like the one we had last year Where the staff all quiver And start to shiver With each proposal that they hear I’m dreaming of a … Continue reading →

Dear Unbelievers Three important policy statements for the Higher Education sector have been released by the Government in November. I think it is important that I pontificate at everyone in the University, so apologies (not really!) if this month’s Newsletter … Continue reading →

Since Ratty descended on the University he has been busy changing the “processes” — the way things are run. The notional reason is to improve the efficiency of our administration and prepare us for the harsher times ahead (already here). … Continue reading →

University VCs are joining the ranks of the neoliberal plutocrats — overpaid  as well as incompetent, certainly in the case of our “leader” Ratty. Like the banks, universities have begun to justify these inflated salaries as the price of “talent”. … Continue reading →